We worked on the material presented in Ch. 1 of the PsychoSocial text. The instructor gave students a handout with the Hippocratic Oath on it. Students were asked to paraphrase the Oath. Then, on an assignment which will be due one week from today (Oct. 12), students are to go to a link at Encyclopedia Britannica and read the modern version of the oath. In addition, the instructor asked students to see if our library has a copy of a reference in the text.
We learned the definitions of beneficence and nonmaleficence. We also worked on the pronunciation.
Finally, in the last part of the class, the instructor went over Dr. Engel's biopsychosocial model of health communication. We were unable to finish the last few screens, and will complete them at the next class.
Following is the material from one of the screens that the instructor agreed to post:
ØWhat do patients want?
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–Biomedical diagnosis
–Active listening—human face
–Proactive clinical style
–Non-judgmentalàempathy
–Caring healer vs cold technician
–Requires high reliability in face of unexpected events
–Requires mindfulness, attentive observation, critical curiosity, informed flexibility
–Intuition + explicit knowledge = art of medicine
To Do for Next Class:
In PsychoSocial text, read Ch. 2
Work on assignment handed out in class and discussed above.
Students who need another copy of the handout may email the instructor at the Comcast address for a copy.
Monday, Oct. 4
We spent the class session writing an analysis of empathetic communication in "The Doctor." The assignment sheet:
Instructor notes from movie and essay question. Write one page, minimum.
To Do for Next Class:
Finish essay if not already completed.
Read the first two chapters of each book.
